Stocking-knitting machine.



1916. EETS-SHEET l.

Patented Nov. 14

E. BEDARD.

STOCKING KNITTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION m50 APR.iL,1914.

1204,643. Patented Nov. 14, 1910.

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emme- Tnial'ww'm t may concern.' @-Be` it known that I, EMILE Bnonnn, citi- ;f'znof the United States, x'esidin et Pew ffltket, lPrrwidence county, Rho e Islend, ,f'heve'iunvented vcertain neviT and useful Im- Qpr'oveinents in Stocking- Knitting Meehme-s, pf which the following "is a speciicntxon,

Itis the object of my invention to prende .a, "ereulex"` stocking knitting machine oe- 1p ,"nable of Widening beyond the point Where i i narowing hegen. Suclimachineisednptedto `Imke whatis known to the tiede es the Hirner foot'in which the widening actions are oonrtinued after the heel pocket isjfor-rned to 15 throwin additional Widenings, the present Vinvention vbeing intended to accomplish the seine lgeneral results es the machine de scribed in an n plioeltion 'fonLetters Patent of the' United tetes filed by George Bos- Worth, the Stocking produced having among; other obereetei'istic's e longer4 sole than mstep, tending to ineke the foot assume a po- 'sition neerer a 'right angle' to the leg than 1s customary ine seamless stocking.4

l215 `In thefaoeompenying drawings Figure 1 isn front View of eolmittng niaiihine heed ofthe Bannerftype diede-sed in Letters Petjwent of the United States 'grunted to llemr hill #933,443,-Septembei 7, 19G9; F1pf`. 2 is Si) plan view of e. portion of Seid heed,y this ,v'iewbeing `in theneture of e diagram; Fig.

3 is .ajsectional v iew showings, portion of gtheeylinder, andthe instep earn arm-nge- 4nt tInside in' accordance with' my inven V:il'tio 5"'Fig. 4 is, arplen View ofthe switeh "i oaxnyforendering the instep needles inop- 1' tive Fig. 5 isewfiezpeetiveview ofthe mio *VF 4,; Figli-i3 ii. .diagrammatic ilokinggfrin the" inner Iside ogthe ring Fig.` {is} @diagrammatic view 'of di'riefy stocking showing the heel .and e gdr'; Fig; 8 is asimilar view of e' stockgindieeting the golfe formed by the eddi- "nl widemrgsfrom to Fig. 65 is e.

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half lcirele o' long butt instep needles are employed, and a heli? circle of Short butt heel end too or sole needles. These short butts in usuel pme-tice `extend outto the edge of the calin ring, while the long butts .of `the instep series extend out beyond the outer face of seid ring to be noted on by the ordinary lower instep can) which lies against the outer fece of the com ring, and which, when raised, elevates these needle; of the inoperative Fositon while und. toe on tie other series of needles; The long butt instep needles; in machines of the above mentioned type are not adopted for picking, and therefore `in* my preeent machine. I employ for the instep series o shorter butt needle than is cus- 'tomni'ily nsed, so that picking' can be done on them, and I halve shown these needles at c, Fig. 2, as being only" ne long es the ordinary short butt needle 'of priouA paote reachingout to the edge of the ceneY ring'; though Ait Willian understood thettheleng'th of the butts of these needles mn "be varied rwithin certain" limits. For thefhl ,endlos go or sole series I employ needlegi *iff-h ttsd whichever shorter than the b lsft'L fll eeiiee, and Whilete lengtlif" f may Yexjywitliin 'itein lim 1,2 tliefp'aifticnlaz oonstmxetion "shown these. sl'ioit htte :g5 extend only heli wey nei-ees theeppeiedge oi' the com ring.

` For .elevating thelonger butt instep' needles e to inoperative position Ieinploy a Switch com 3. This may be eonstiloted of various fom-ns and operated in lvarious ways,

making. the heel ,but in the particular ocmstructifm.shown es' Y exempliying my invention thiecam is -pivotellymounted by being fixed to n .sheft 4: journeiedin a bearing on'the standard or post tl whichv4 is the neilul support for the v instep Cmni'diInLriIy employed. This'tsheft is rocked by an arm 7`, link 8, lever, link 10 extending to a. lever 11 operiited by eV eem 12 itin-the shaft s (,see' the Hemphill pnt- ,ent) of the pattein drum not shown. This switch em`3 Llies in o recess or depijession 13 formed in the outer face ofthe com ring 2; e'othat when raised `it will'engage thelonger butt needles @es they pass over. this recess'ondepressioninthe cem ring, und

thu's theselonger'butt instep'yneedles will beA raised from their normal plane high enough to be engaged by the fixed liftin com 14. This eem is supported on e sten 116 nrd l) which, in turn, is supported on the pinto ll. As the needles` of the long Indi, or instep series which hure been pnrtienlnrljy' raised hy the switch eznn 2' poss over lhis fixed anni 14, they will he lifted :ill the ny to their inoperntire position. und heel :ind toe work then can he proeeeded with. The nsnnl npper cuni lli of the instep sell, which in used for returning the ini-Liep needles down lo their nornml pinne im' round linilv ting, is ns usnnl mounted on n hloeh 1T :slid nhle verlienllv, in the standard or guide, (i, snid block hding opernted hy n hell ernnh lever 18 pivoted nt 19 und operated through :i link .20 from the eluhh lever il of the Hemphill patent.

1n the operation of the Innehine when heel und ne work is to he done, the hell ernnh lever lh is opernied :1L the :sinne (inne llinL the level' fr' ol the lleinphill pdh'ni is operated fr: rrhnnge the drii'e, irnni round iiniiiing lo reeiijirounling hniiling. This hell frnnh lever will therefore lill the upper .instep (nini 16 and nt the saine linie the switch earn il will he tilted np to rnise ille longer huit instep needles e hf; heling direeiliy thereon, nini moving them high enough lo he Aeted on hy the lined ezun il, whieh oonipieles their elevation to inoperative position. This can; 3 is tilted up when the shorter butt needles are passing it, eind thus it gets in position for raising the long hut-L needles when Lhey come around. Hoving` rnised the instep needles fr, the switch enne il fnils buch to normal 1 osition- Nnrrowing now goes on by the nnrrowinir picks raising the shorter butt, needles f! from the ends of the eolunin of active heel and toe or shorter butt needles d und adding them. to the column of inoperative instep needles o Now, when widening tnlies place the widening pieles will throw down the short butt iieedles (l which were pieked np for nrirrowing` the picking action for widening being' peri'ornxed in the ordinali7 Way hy the widening picks, but ineteud of stopping flie Widening notions when the point is reached where narrowing;r hegam ns is the usnnl practice, 1 continue the widening by keeping: up the reciprocalm ing movement of the cylinder, and by using the longer butt instep needles with butts of n length equal only to the length of the short butt needles, ns heretofore used in machines of the Banner type, and which, of course, are of the proper length for pick ing. In other Words, in my present improvement I use as mv longest butt tneedles the ordinary short nuit needles heretofore used. or upproximntely this length, While for short butt needles employ needles hilvingr :i shorter bunt.

To pui, the invention in nnother way, l use for the instep series needles hnviingY hntts as long' :is it, is prnetinhle lo piek` while for the. heel nnd toe needles l use huits enough shorter thun (hone of the instep needles to ennhle :in instep mun (o work on the, instep or longer bidi needles direetly without nll'eeling the short huit needles. i

l rhiini :is in i' nventionzul. ln eonihinnlion in :i stocking innehine, n needle @vlinder hni'ing rotary and reciproenling` lumi-ments, needles arranged in loro eeries one hnringr longer butts than the, other, n lixed mun ring surrounding the i linder hnring :i recess in its outer side, the long hnil needles` extending suhstnntinlly to the edge nl' the nin ring! und over the recess und lln- ,short hullsy purl nur fie-ross the com ring. :i Hrlnnll); linnn-hie :nm loenled in smid reeess und engnging. when raised, the 'longer init( needles lo elevnle them for Inni?.m ing than inoinrntiw. narrowing pieh Ineehn nien :ind widening piel'. nief'hnnism oper niiw upon holh lin` short :und the long; hnt needles to widen the l'nhrie. :1nd automatic inenns l'or opi-ruling the pivoted cani, substantially :is deseriheil.

2. In eonihinnlimi. n rotary needle eylinder` short hnt heel mid toe needles. longer hn'lt instep needles1 :i fixed enm rinf):` n Stntionnrv post` n needle lo\\'erin; r com slidnbly monnted in sind poi-:t nnd niornhle vertically, n rertienlli' niornhle iimtep cum for engaging: only the lon;r hntt needles, sind cam engaging; A'.n'nl hulls direvtlv. narrowing pick lnerhnnienn widening piel: xneclmnisni, the lutter piehing hoih the short butt and the loneY huit needles und eontinuina the picking for nideninif zeiler the widening hns been ic-|l`m-nwd on the short hint needles to the point n here narrowing heggen, :ind nntornntie means inr operating" the inslen cuni to mise the longl hnit needles nnd for retrncting said com heinz-e ideningr begins on the long butt needles :wid instep com haring pivotal movement. :ind :i rock shaft mounted on the fixed pnrt of the nnichine und carrying said enni with nmnns for operntimg7 the rock shaft, substantially :is described.

1n testimoni)v whereof, I nfiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMILE BEDARD.

AW itnesses t Jmins Ll Jenna, Jeux LixwsoN. 

